Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
IMPORTANT MATTERS Considered By
TnIs BRANCH LAST NIGHT.
Alarm Bell on Capitol Square Recon-
mendsd-Horss and BugW for DR..
etratten-0ther MATTERS.

The Board OF Aldermen, the upper
branch OF the City Council, met in the
Council chamber last night at 7 o'clock
in regular monthly session. Present
at roll-call: Messrs. Bass (presid, utl,
Bland, Cbappell, Crenshaw, Davis.
| Dickerson, Hargrove, Hill, Noble, OF
ley, and Snead.
Messrs. Adams and Murphy were re-
ported out Of the city.
OPENING STREETS.
The Committee on Streets reported
resolution directing the City Attorney
to have opened Williams street from
| Oak to Hancock IL extended. Laid on
the table on account OF small attend
| ance.
The Committee on Light reported
resolution appropriating $4,000 to the
| credit Of the expense account OF the
Light Department and directing the
| Finance Committee to provide this
amount. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee, on motion of Mr.. Hargroye.
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.
Clerk August read paper from City
Attorney G. V. Meredith. asking to be
excused from rendering his opinion on
certain matters referred To him relative
to the tying mp of streets until 2 suit
now pending in the City Circuit Court,
involving somewhat the same questions,
is decided. On motion, the paper was
recommitted and Mr.. Meredith al
lowed TO communicate with the Coun-
eli whenever lie thinks proper.
THE BIG BELL.
Mr.. Harerove, from the Committee on
Fire-Alarm and Police Telegraph, sub
mitted the following report:
To the Board Of AtGcrmcR:
Gentlemen,-The Committee on
Fire-Alarm and Police Telegraph have
| considered q resolution referred to
them by yoa July II, 1887, concerning
the confusion caused by sounding the
fire alarms on different bells at the
same time This question received
our careful consideration some months
ago, and we recommended what was,
in our Judgment, the only solution of
the trouble namely, the purchase and
erection OF one large bell. to be cen
trally located, from which all alarms
would be sounded. In order to carry
out this recommendation the Common
Council, on December 10, 1896,
adopted q resolution providing for the
purchase and erection Of 7,G00-pound
bell mt a cost OF s., 800, to be located
on the Capitol Square, in tue old bell
house. On December 13, 1886, the
resolution came up for concurrence in
your body and was rejected. Still be-
lieving that oil trouble in this matter
would be avoided by the concurrence
in the resolution as adopted by the
Common Council, we recommend that
the proper steps be taken to reconsider
your action in rejecting the resolution,
and that you concur i'll the same.
Very respectfully,
JoHS L. PARRISH,
Chairman Committee on Fire-Alarm
and Police Telegraph.
The Board suspended the rules. re-
considered its action in voting down
this proposition some months ago, and
the whole matter was referred to tue
Committee on Finance.
FBox THE OTHER BRANCH.
TIE Board concurrcd in the follow
ing resolutions from the Common
Council:
Aprropriating $500 for sewer con-
pections.
Allowing iron doors to be placed in
front Of $40 east Main street.
Authorizing the Committee on
Streets TO pay their clerk $3.50 ont OF
the fund to The credit OF said com
mittee.
Opening Rutherford, Ryland, aud
Plumb streets. Laid on the table.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The resolution from tho Common
Council appropriating 81, 900 to the
credit Of the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings to lie used for improve
ments at the New-reservoir grounds,
in lien Of the resolution appropriating
IS, ,000 for this purpose, was concurred
IN.
FAIRGROUNDS.
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment Of committee of three
from the Common Council and two
from the Board of Aldermen to con-
slider the question of obtaining posses
sion of the grounds Of the Virginia
State Agricultural Society, giving the
society the right to hold Its annual ex
hibition, adopted at the meeting of the
Common Council, was concurred in.
CULvERT FUND.
The resolution appropriating 3d.
coo in bonds for culverts, to be paid
on warrants signed by the chairman OF
the Committee on Streets and the City
Engineer, was cOncurred in.
CAPTAIN LAWSON.
The resolution appropriating Sl20 to
maintain at the Soldiers Home a vete-
ran from Richmond Captain Lawson)
WAS agreed to.
FIRE PERMITS.
A large number of fire permits were
granted.
sCHOOL-HOUSES.
Theresolution transferring the school
buildings at the southeast corner OF
Marshall and Nineteenth, northeast
corner of Main and Lombardy, and the
one on Moore street, built under the
direction of the Committee on Streets,
to the School Board.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
A resolution from the Common Coun
Gil authorizing the City School Board
to pay from its annual appropriation
e630.4 for extra work on Marshall and
West-End schools was concurred in.
RKFREsHMEST5.
The resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings to
rent out the refreshment privileges at
the New-reservoir grounds, provided
that no malt liquors be permitted to be
sold, which was adopted at the last